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Princeton, New Jersey (Scheerpost)  — A few weeks ago I covered the mind-blowing facts about American prisons that should make anyone and everyone rethink/detest/abhor the entire institution. Now, I want to examine the reasons people find themselves locked up in the largest prison state in the world (the Land of the Free) and see if we can’t decrease the number of inmates to something more reasonable …like zero. Or one. …One guy who’s a real grade-A asshole. I’m well aware that ma...

Another layer of exclusivity was introduced at this years Frieze New York with the Frieze 91 membership programme Photo: Thomas Hawk via Flickr Frieze New York might have had to present a pared-down fair at The Shed this year, with a limited number of timed-entry tickets and strict protocols in place due to the pandemic, but the necessities of safety also added an air of exclusivity to the fair. The crowded and rushed atmosphere of the previous events on Randall’s Isla...

Metro ridership is still in the hole after more than a year of the coronavirus pandemic. But ridership isn’t just lower; it’s different. As the Post reported last month, the top stations around the region have changed in a post-pandemic world. The latest ridership numbers from March bear that out. Overall, ridership rose throughout March, breaking 100,000 daily station entries twice in one week for the first time since the pandemic began. Still, the top stations of 2019 so far aren’t the...

“What can we do?” has been a common refrain from frustrated conservatives ever since the presidential election. Dan O’Donnell has an answer.  Seven of them, actually.   Perspective by Dan O’Donnell With each new revelation about the patently unlawful way the Wisconsin Elections Commission and municipal election officials ran the 2020 presidential election, conservatives have either surrendered to feelings of hopelessness or steeled their resolve to fight back. The former, of course, s...

  3 May is World Press Freedom Day. This is part of a series of IPS features and opinion editorials focused on media freedom globally. Journalists in the line of duty. Credit: Left - UNESCO/©Thomas Hawk; Right - UN Photo/Evan Schneider NEW YORK, Apr 28 2021 (IPS) - Spyware’s repeated use to target journalists and those close to them poses an existential threat to the privacy required for press freedom to flourish. Without the ability to privately communicate with sources, conduct research,...

Goal: Work with Democrats and push for police reform legislation. In the past month, the use of excessive force by police across the United States has dominated news headlines. Two major stories involve the fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old Black male who was pulled over for having an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror and of a 13-year-old Latino male who was fleeing police, but then stopped to comply with an officer’s commands to put his hands up. Many lawmakers are working ...

Highlander Courtesy of Thomas Hawk via Flickr At the time of writing, at least 20 mass shootings have occurred since the Atlanta hate crime on March 16 which left eight people dead. With these tragedies, the Biden administration has begun to seek a full ban on assault weapons and the tightening of gun laws in the U.S. However, Republicans are still immovable on the subject. Much worse, Democrats do not seem to be taking full advantage of the majority they have in Congress. While this is fru...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Supports Texas With $30 Million In Donations Its not just Tesla with a presence in Texas. SpaceX, too, and some of Musks other companies may follow. This article comes to us courtesy of EVANNEX, which makes and sells aftermarket Tesla accessories. The opinions expressed therein are not necessarily our own at InsideEVs, nor have we been paid by EVANNEX to publish these articles. We find the companys perspective as an aftermarket ...

Read the full transcript below: GEORGE PRENTICE: It is Morning Edition on Boise State Public Radio News. Good morning. Im George Prentice. Tuesday, April 6th, and the Idaho Legislature will gavel back into session today… that after an historic pause due to COVID-19 infections of some lawmakers. Boise State Public Radios James Dobson is here to help us regroup. Jimmy, good morning. JAMES DAWSON: Hey, good morning, George. PRENTICE: I want to talk about some things that might happen in the fina...

Liar’s by Thomas Hawk on Flickr Hacking is thirsty work, kittens, so here’s to the slow, easy downhill jog to the weekend. Today we bring you a deception-focused cyber and crypto news roundup. Your Facebook homies? All Feds. Nonfiction spy memoir? Fiction! That perfectly ordinary London road? Conceals a classic jewel heist tunnel! Read on for all this and even some actual hacking news! This is some Ocean’s Thirteen shit right here. The first photos of the Hatton Garden Heist are released ...